Former Godfather’s Pizza boss Herman Cain has taken a narrow lead over ex-Gov. Mitt Romney in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of Republican primary voters. The poll shows Cain with a 27-23 percent lead over Romney, with Texas Gov. Rick Perry in third place at 16 percent. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas takes […]
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The Seattle Port Commission is the latest major business interest to oppose Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1125, which would slap restrictions and conditions on use of tolls to pay for major transportation projects. The port commissioners warned of consequences to rebuilding of the S.R. 520 floating bridge, the expansion of Interstate 405, and other projects addressing […]
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A plurality of Americans approve of the Occupy Wall Street protests that have set up tents and filled streets from lower Manhattan in New York to Westlake Park in Seattle, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Conservative activists have fired back at the Occupy Wall Street movement with their own message: “We are the 53 percent.” It’s a response to the “We are the 99 percent” battle cry of the Occupy Wall Street protests and homegrown Occupy Seattle demonstration, which refers to the divide between the bottom 99 percent of wage […]
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